Abdulrahman Al-Husseinan, the Cultural Attaché at the Saudi embassy in Sanaa, said the organization of the first educational week of the Arab Bureau for Education in the Gulf States (ABEGS), which is hosted by Yemen, comes within the framework of the activities of ABEGS which aim at enhancing scientific and cultural relations among the member states. He noted that research papers due to be delivered during the educational week are concerned with new methods of teaching, electronic education, means of updating the educational syllabuses and other related topics. He noted that the educational week precedes the meeting of ABEGS Minister of Education due to be held in Sanaa next August.